clarkwgriswold

Defense - "oh, you meant in dollars. I meant in rubles."

I think there are two keys for the Zips tonight. First, come up with something that gets Carry out of sorts like their defense in the championship game last year. Second, they can't let PCCC's bigs go off. The Zips are already outnumbered at the 4 and 5. They can't let a guy like Payton have a bog game like they did at Brimfield. The situation gets even more dire if Enrique gets in foul trouble.

...and with that, Buffalo gets relegated.

Buffalo pressure forcing the Zips to go to their 10 man rotation.

Whetsel should be the second northern New York State basketball coach to end his career this week.

The MAC commissioner just issued a statement that if Buffalo does not keep this within 20 points or if Evan Wilson enters the game, they will be required to add a direction to their name.

Isaac Jack- 6 minutes played, 5 personal fouls. Yikes.

Not to take anything away from the Zips effort, but this is the worst Buffalo team I have seen in a long time. I think today's ugliness is a sign of the weakness of the MAC this year.

I'd agree that "Wire Fraud" certainly has a scarier sound to it than it often actually is. 👍

He was charged though an information which means: 1) he is cooperating and 2) usually part of that cooperation is pleading to it. If so, hard to argue it was overcharged when he's essentially agreeing to it.

Damn! Romeo charged with federal wire fraud. https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2023/03/former-st-vincent-st-mary-university-of-akron-star-romeo-travis-charged-with-wire-fraud.html

OU is definitely growing up at the right time.

Thanks for staying on top of this.

That's called "transfer portal" prep. LOL. Actually, it's in their union agreement to talk each other up. Coach Jackson earned a lot of loyalty and respect from her players and counterparts. That's a real credit to her.

I don't think most of us are ****ing on KD. There's just a feeling amongst some that after 6 years it's time to move on.

I thought it was telling the year KD sat his Duquesne team down after the season and told them that it was going to be "his way or the highway for the next season" and a good portion of them chose the highway.

From the confines of the esteemed Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in beautiful downtown Cleveland, Ohio, Reghi expresses his considerable gratitude for the veritable plethora of complimentary statements.

KD is 64. I'm not sure how much of that D1 basketball life he has in him. I suspect he's winding down but that's just a guess. I could see him moving into a sports administration job. If the rumors are true, he almost did that last year.

More complete list: 2022-23 MAC Men’s Basketball Postseason Awards Coach of the Year: Tod Kowalczyk, Toledo Player of the Year: RayJ Dennis, Toledo *unanimous selection* Freshman of the Year: Reggie Bass, Central Michigan Defensive Player of the Year: Malique Jacobs, Kent State Sixth Man of the Year: Jalen Sullinger, Kent State All-MAC First Team Xavier Castaneda, Sr., G, Akron Enrique Freeman, Jr., F, Akron Sincere Carry, R-Sr., G, Kent State RayJ Dennis, Jr., G, Toledo JT Shumate, Sr., F, Toledo All-MAC Second Team Payton Sparks, So., C, Ball State Jarron Coleman, R-Jr., G, Ball State Malique Jacobs, R-Sr., G, Kent State Setric Millner Jr., Sr., F, Toledo Dwight Wilson III, Grad., F, Ohio All-MAC Third Team Jaylin Sellers, So., G, Ball State Curtis Jones, So., G, Buffalo Emoni Bates, So., F, Eastern Michigan Mekhi Lairy, 5th, G, Miami David Coit, So., G, Northern Illinois Honorable Mention Leon Ayers III, Sr., G, Bowling Green Anderson Mirambeaux, Sr., F, Miami Kaleb Thornton, Sr., G, Northern Illinois Jaylin Hunter, Jr., G, Ohio Lamar Norman Jr., Sr., G, Western Michigan All-Freshman Team Reggie Bass, Central Michigan, G Ryan Mabrey, Miami, G AJ Brown, Ohio, G Elmore James, Ohio, G Seth Hubbard, Western Michigan, G All-Defensive Team Enrique Freeman, Jr., F, Akron Greg Tribble, Jr., G, Akron Demarius Jacobs, Sr., G, Ball State Malique Jacobs, R-Sr., G, Kent State Sincere Carry, R-Sr., G, Kent State

Bass showed very little against the Zips but really came on late. He averaged 26 ppg in the last 5 games.

The transfers remind me of a story I recently heard. An area college baseball coach had one of his kids come to him and tell him "coach, I'm thinking about entering the transfer portal" in hopes the coach would beg him to stay. The coach's response- "I recruited you once, I'm not doing it a second time." He then promptly showed him the door.

A player's ability to be successful within the concepts of a Groce squad require that player to buy in completely. I'm not sure Ali was the guy to do that. Exhibit A- his departure. I think an uninjured Dawson and a returning Bandaogo would have gone a long way. What I wouldn't give for another quality big.

I've started typing this any number of times then deleted, but here's my view from a detached Zips fan. When I have watched Jackson's teams, I have seen teams that have played hard. However, I have seen teams that were generally below the average talent level of their MAC counterparts. The only real exception was when the Zips had a MAC POY. Otherwise, the teams have been mediocre. This season went from promising, to sideways to downhill. I don't see anything in the pipeline to convince me that the upcoming Zips squads are going to be anything other than the struggling to be middling MAC teams we've seen to this point. I appreciate Coach Jackson's efforts. I don't think any failures were due to a lack of effort. Maybe the program will be in the same place or a worse place in a couple of years, but I can understand the desire to improve from where the program is now.

He's not the first AD that failed to get people to UA football games, though I would agree no one is coming up with new ideas. I think it also a tough sell for the common fan to buy tickets for an inferior product. If you're one of us that strongly follows out alma mater's teams, you'll buy. Otherwise if you are "Joe Akron", you'll go to the local high school game or watch the Buckeyes, at least until you can see a regular winner.

As a side note, GT didn't write the article. I suspect he was still recovering from fawning over Michael B. Jordan and the new Creed movie. The reality is that if the athletic department thought the complaint had any teeth they would have pursued it on November when it was originally received.